Re: User Experience Engineering

[Riccardo Cohen]

A question about that : is it possible to make a program that links with lilypond ? , in 
that case, it it quite easy for me to make a GUI with an editor, a "build" button and a 
pdf launcher (on mac&win&linux with wxWidgets).
I do not like to launch external programs, but if there is no lilypond library, I can also 
make it through an "execute" (which is a bit more difficult).

Gilles wrote:
> Hello.
>
>
> > I would greatly encourage the project to focus on the user interface and
> > the user experience if this is to catch on in a large way.
> >
> > Having to install separate editors (and who knows what bugs that will
> > bring and what other mailing lists one will have to subscribe to...) or
> > get into the system with DOS commands, and to understand what is wrong if
> > the flags are wrong, etc. does not constitute user interface engineering.
> >
> > A smooth user interface employing the standard already-debugged platforms,
> > such as Notepad and Word on Windows, with everything bug free, is more
> > important than more and more detailed features, which can be added later.
> >
> > Every 10 minues spent system administrating and installing things is 10
> > minutes that real work doesn't get accomplished.
> >
> > User experience engineering is just as important as other areas of
> > software development.
>
>
> Well, that would usually be enough to start a flame war ;-)
> [Especially, that part about "Windows" and "bug free"...]
>
> Please note that LilyPond is not about (graphical) user interface,
> but about music engraving.  The LilyPond interface with the user is
> the text file describing the music to be typeset.
> Other projects (e.g. editors and GUI) propose tools which you can
> choose from in order to fulfill particular wishes (not needs!).
>
>
> Best,
> Gilles
>
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